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Millions of armoured creatures are crawling into this US bay. What happens next is wild
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (606+ words) Every April, horseshoe crabs descend on Delaware Bay to spawn, forming the largest horseshoe crab aggregation on the planet. As thousands of ancient, armoured creatures shuffle along the crowded beach, it looks like a scene from the TV show'Robot Wars,…...
Each seal is swimming for its life." These seals must cross shark-infested waters to find a meal. Will they make it?
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (220+ words) In dramatic footage captured for the BBC's Planet Earth, seals must risk an encounter with hungry great white sharks The BBC's Planet Earth series has captured plenty of unprecedented animal behaviour, from a deep-sea vampire squid glowing in the dark…...
It's deep enough to hide Mount Kilimanjaro, contains bone-eating worms and is the world's largest habitat
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (523+ words) The fourth of five ocean zones " the abyssopelagic zone or the abyss " stretches from 4, 000 to 6, 000 metres deep The fourth of the five ocean zones " the abyssopelagic (abyssal) zone " begins at an astonishing 4, 000 metres deep and stretches down to around 6, 000 metres....
Snow shoes, "anti-freeze" blood and group hugs: How 10 snow animals outsmart winter
1+ year, 1+ day ago (1011+ words) Here are 10 animals that are perfectly adapted to staying warm in the coldest and snowiest of climates During the winter, as the cold nights draw in, many people like to curl up by the fire with a soft blanket and…...
"Once an animal puts their head into a snare and moves, it tightens quickly around their body"
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (515+ words) Tightening around this male's neck, the wire would have caused serious damage and risked infection, had it not been removed." While we know snares are present in the landscape, and work hard to remove them, there are still days when…...
What are the most dangerous snakes in Australia? Discover the country's top 4 deadliest serpents
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) Learn about the potent venom of these dangerous reptiles, as well as habitats, and the risks they pose to humans. Did you know Australia is home to'nearly all the world's deadliest, or at least most venomous, snakes? Snake venom potency…...
"It's filled with dangerous species. If provoked one will use its claw to rip open the soft bellies of humans to devastating effect."
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (322+ words) Andrew Merry / Getty Images Found on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Daintree Rainforest is one of the oldest in the world. It is the remaining part of the forests that covered the whole of what is now Australia 120 million years…...
What wildlife documentaries don't show: 6 times filming turned terrifying, from nearly dying in Antarctica to being arrested for subversive activities
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (888+ words) Filming a wildlife documentary is no small feat " and sometimes, nature is working against you Capturing wildlife on film isn't without risk, but filming crews are kept safe by numerous safety measures and equipment. However, even those sometimes fail in…...
It looks like a banana, has a painful mating dance and is the official slug of one of the largest US states
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (291+ words) It may be called a banana slug, but you probably wouldn't want this creature in your fruit bowl There are no prizes for guessing where banana slugs (Ariolimax) get their common name from. There are five species of banana slug,…...
The crushing pressure can be anywhere between 100 to 400 atmospheres, which would kill a human instantaneously.
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (525+ words) Between 1, 000 and 4, 000 metres deep, there isn't any sunlight at all so creatures find new strategies to survive As twilight fades to black, we enter the ocean's midnight (bathypelagic) zone, which begins at a staggering 1, 000 metres deep. This is the third…...